{"id":2259635,"date":"2024-06-04T14:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T18:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-is-preparing-for-trump-to-accept-nomination-from-prison\/"},"modified":"2024-06-04T14:57:37","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T18:57:37","slug":"rnc-is-preparing-for-trump-to-accept-nomination-from-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-is-preparing-for-trump-to-accept-nomination-from-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"RNC plans for Trump to accept nomination from prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frnc-is-preparing-for-trump-to-accept-nomination-from-prison%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2259635&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Republican National Committee Co-Chairman, \u200cMichael Whatley, stated that the RNC\u200c is ready for the possibility of \u2063Donald \u200bTrump delivering his convention speech \u2062from prison, as\u200d his sentencing precedes the event. Trump is expected to accept the Republican Party&#8217;s nomination \u200bat the Milwaukee convention from July 15 to 18. Discussions on contingency plans\u2062 for Trump&#8217;s\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/davis-j6-indictment-will-propel-trump-back-to-white-house\/\" title=\"Davis predicts J6 indictment to boost Trump's return to White House.\">acceptance\u200d speech<\/a> in case of imprisonment have surfaced.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Republican National Committee Co-Chairman Michael Whatley said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/RNC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>RNC<\/a> is prepared for the possibility <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> may deliver his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-trump-official-accuses-republican-dan-crenshaw-of-being-two-faced-on-iran-deal\/\" title=\"Former Trump Official Accuses Republican Dan Crenshaw of Being Two-Faced on Iran Deal\">convention remarks<\/a> from prison, noting the former president\u2019s June 11 sentencing will come just days before the convention. <\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>In this combination of photos, President Joe Biden speaks on Aug. 10, 2023, in Salt Lake City, from left, former President Donald Trump speaks on July 8, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump is expected to accept the Republican Party\u2019s nomination for the presidency at the Milwaukee convention, which will take place from July 15 to July 18.<\/p>\n<p>During an interview Tuesday, Newsmax host Rob Finnerty pressed Whatley on whether the RNC had contingency plans for Trump\u2019s acceptance speech in the event Trump is sentenced to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kremlin-critic-alexei-navalny-ridicules-claim-he-failed-to-meet-parole-terms-while-he-was-in-coma-after-nerve-agent-poisoning\/\" title=\"Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny Ridicules Claim He Failed To Meet Parole Terms \u2014 While He Was In Coma After Nerve-Agent Poisoning\">jail time<\/a>.\u00a0Following his guilty verdict last week, Judge Juan Merchan has scheduled sentencing for July 11, four days before the convention. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s say <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/tv\/trump-downplays-threat-of-global-warming-jokes-will-result-in-a-little-more-beachfront-property\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Trump<\/a> is behind bars. And again, it is a possibility. Would he make a speech from prison?\u201d Finnerty asked. \u201cWould he make a speech before sentencing day? Just something that you could play during the RNC? Are those contingencies being thought about, considered, and planned for?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything is being thought about. Everything is being considered,\u201d Whatley replied.  <\/p>\n<p>The RNC co-chairman expressed his belief that the former president will deliver planned remarks for the convention, even if that means from prison. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this point in time, we will have to wait and see kind of what the courts present us with the opportunity to do,\u201d he added. \u201cBut look, Donald Trump will communicate directly with the American voters the way that he always does.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Supporters of former President Donald Trump gather along Southern Boulevard in West Palm Beach, Florida, Sunday, June 2, 2024. (AP Photo\/Jim Rassol)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The former president was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3018093\/trump-guilty-in-manhattan-hush-money-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>found guilty last week<\/a> on all counts in a New York hush money case. In an unprecedented conviction, Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts, each of which carries the possibility of up to four years in prison. <\/p>\n<p>Legal experts say it is highly unlikely Trump will be sentenced to jail time. The former president was convicted of a white-collar, nonviolent, first-time offense, which rarely brings a prison sentence. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican National Committee Co-Chairman Michael Whatley mentioned the RNC&#8217;s readiness for Donald Trump potentially giving his convention speech from prison, as his sentencing falls shortly before the event. 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